Investing in Chen Chang'an?
What's going on?
The City Lord's Mansion's move left many people utterly baffled!
Since when does the City Lord's Mansion involve itself in investing in members of the Heavenly Pride Ranking?
No one had ever seen or even heard of such a thing before. Yet now, they were actually doing it—and investing in someone everyone else had overlooked, no less.
Chen Chang'an himself found it rather odd. Did the City Lord's Mansion really have such sharp judgment?
"Does your City Lord's Mansion usually participate in investments like this?" Chen Chang'an asked curiously.
"We never said we didn’t," came the reply.
"It’s just that very few people ever catch the City Lord’s eye."
"You’re one of them. Yun Qingluan is another."
"Though, aren’t you Yun Qingluan’s master? Investing in you is practically the same as investing in her."
"This deal is nothing but profitable, no matter how you look at it."
Chen Chang'an was clever, but the other party wasn’t foolish either. Investing in him promised returns tenfold, even a hundredfold—how could they pass up such an opportunity?
Though even the City Lord’s Mansion’s own people didn’t understand why their lord had made this decision, they trusted that he always had his reasons.
"Investing in me won’t come cheap," Chen Chang'an said with a faint smile.
"But within the entire Profound Heaven Domain, no investment holds more value than ours."
"Surely no one would dispute that," the City Lord’s Mansion representative declared confidently.
No one in the crowd dared to argue. After all, this was the Heavenly Pride City’s City Lord’s Mansion.
While the Mansion primarily managed the city’s affairs, who would dare cause trouble here?
It was common knowledge that in Heavenly Pride City, two forces were untouchable: the Heavenly Pride Pavilion and the City Lord’s Mansion.
Moreover, every City Lord was not from the Profound Heaven Domain but came from a higher-ranking power, stationed here to oversee the city and maintain the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
Even the Meng Family, the Profound Heaven Domain’s overlords, had to show utmost respect in the City Lord’s Mansion’s presence.
"He’s struck gold! This guy actually caught the City Lord’s eye?"
"Damn it, who the hell is he? Even Meng Xiaohui never got an offer from the Mansion—why him?"
"No idea. Isn’t he from the Yun Family?"
"No, he’s not. I saw him yesterday at the testing hall—he shattered the testing monument."
"What? He’s the one who broke the testing monument? His strength is at the Heavenly Immortal Realm’s peak?"
"Wait, shouldn’t he be over thirty thousand years old? What’s the point of investing in him then?"
"You clearly don’t know anything. It’s been tested before—no matter how strong someone over thirty thousand years is, the testing monument won’t react to them."
"So, since he shattered it, he’s definitely under thirty thousand years old."
"A Heavenly Immortal Realm peak expert under thirty thousand? That’s insane! When has the Profound Heaven Domain ever had someone like that? And why was he unknown until now?"
"Hard to say. Maybe he kept a low profile. Or maybe… he’s not even from the Profound Heaven Domain."
Hearing the murmurs around them, the Meng Family finally began paying serious attention to Chen Chang'an. So, he was the one who shattered the testing monument?
"Big bro, are you about to hit the jackpot?"
"Don’t forget about me!" Da Huang said excitedly.
Chen Chang'an ignored him and instead asked the City Lord’s Mansion representative, "What kind of resources will your Mansion provide me?"
"Anything within our means. If you ask for it, we’ll give it."
"That’s the City Lord’s order."
This generous? Whatever they controlled, they’d hand over if he asked?
"Fine, I accept."
With an offer this good, Chen Chang'an wasn’t about to refuse. The resources he needed for cultivation were astronomical—if he had to scrounge for them himself, it’d take forever.
"You still need something?"
Noticing the City Lord’s Mansion representative hadn’t left, Chen Chang'an raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing urgent. But… are you staying here?"
"You already have our Mansion’s investment."
The representative gave him a puzzled look. Didn’t this guy plan to visit the City Lord at all?
"I’m a man of loyalty."
"I can’t just abandon my brothers now that I’ve secured an investment."
"I still need to help them get theirs," Chen Chang'an declared righteously.
His words filled the City Lord’s Mansion representative with admiration. Not only was this man’s talent monstrous, but his character was also top-tier!
Even after receiving such a lavish offer, he still remembered to help his friends. Such integrity was rare these days.
"Our apologies for underestimating you. We’ll take our leave now."
"We’ll arrange some cultivation resources for you as soon as possible."
"That’d be perfect."
The City Lord’s Mansion’s involvement spurred even more people to consider investing. But this time, their main target was Chen Chang'an.
Whether it was Shen Yunfei, Yun Zhilan, or even Yun Qingluan, none of them were the real prize anymore.
Many just wanted to get on Chen Chang'an’s good side, hoping to forge a connection that might prove useful later.
Chen Chang'an’s open acceptance of their overtures boosted their confidence—he seemed friendly and approachable.
"What should we do? Should we approach him too?"
"Shouldn’t we report to the Family Head first?"
"Right. I’ll contact him now."
The Meng Family members were also tempted. If they could befriend Chen Chang'an, it’d mean establishing a link to the City Lord’s Mansion.
Just as they were about to contact their Family Head, another piece of news spread through the Heavenly Pride Tower’s vicinity.
"Have you heard? Meng Xiaohui is here!"
"Meng Xiaohui? The Heavenly Pride Ranking’s number one?"
"Exactly! He hasn’t set foot in Heavenly Pride City for over five thousand years. This time, he’s probably making one last push before turning thirty thousand."
"Why a final push? Is he worried Yun Zhilan might steal his top spot?"
"No, Meng Xiaohui arrived when Yun Zhilan was being tested. That can’t be the reason."
"I’ve heard a rumor—only those who clear the Heavenly Pride Tower’s fiftieth floor qualify for the higher-tier Heavenly Pride Ranking competition."
"If I had to guess, Meng Xiaohui is here for that. He’s not getting any younger, and if he delays further, he might miss his chance entirely."
"Damn, you need to clear fifty floors? Does that mean no one in the Profound Heaven Domain has ever qualified?"
"Sadly, yes. What counts as genius here doesn’t even meet the baseline in the broader Ancient Immortal Domain."
As the crowd buzzed with speculation, Meng Xiaohui himself appeared near the Heavenly Pride Tower.
The appearance of Meng Xiaohui instantly silenced the murmuring crowd, as all eyes turned toward the top-ranked prodigy on the Heavenly Pride List.
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with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
